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Monday, September 22, 2025
TopicViolence against Women

Topic: Violence against Women

High Court seeks Delhi govt’s stand on plea to ban sale of acid in the capital

An acid attack survivor, Shaheen Malik, alleged that statutory rules regulating the sale of acid were not being implemented by the authorities.

Social media recalls 2008 Warangal encounter as Hyderabad doctor’s rapist-murderers are held

The rape and murder of a 27-year-old Hyderabad veterinarian has triggered deep public outrage across India.

Burnt body of veterinary doctor found in Telangana, sexual assault suspected

Priyanka Reddy last spoke to family when she was stranded on a road after her vehicle tyres got punctured Wednesday night. Her body was found in the morning.

Teen abducted & gang-raped for 5 days in Andhra, suspects include 3 minors

A 16-year-old was allegedly locked in a room and raped for days before she escaped from her abductors in Andhra Pradesh's Ongole.

Men who raped Haryana’s Class X CBSE topper had ‘assaulted’ other women in the past

Three men from the same village have been named in the FIR. One of them was a student of the woman's father.  

Man seen beating woman in call centre in a viral video arrested by Delhi Police

A case of rape has also been filed against Rohit Tomar, the son of a Delhi Police sub-inspector.

Delhi cop’s son thrashes woman in viral video to scare his ex-girlfriend into marrying him

After a woman complained to police, Rohit Tomar was taken into custody. But he’s not at the police station. Home minister Rajnath demands action.

A chronicle of sexual violence and impunity

Will this 25 November, International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, make any difference?

On Camera

Skin cancer is no more an ‘old person’s disease’

The sun isn’t acting alone—it has an accomplice in pollution. Environmental toxins weaken our skin’s natural barrier.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

60 yrs on, veterans recall lessons from 1965 India-Pakistan war. ‘Equipment alone doesn’t win battles’

A common thread runs through the memories of soldiers of the 1965 war—ingenuity, courage and camaraderie that withstood an apparently technologically superior foe.

India doesn’t give walkovers to Pakistan in war. Here’s why it shouldn’t do it in cricket either

Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.